The Jazz Singer
“His story will make you cry. His music will make you sing. His triumph will make you cheer.”
A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.
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Jess Robin / Yussel Rabinovitch
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Richard Fleischer Director · Herbert Baker Screenplay Samson Raphaelson Author
Worldwide gross $27M · Budget $13M · United States release December 17, 1980
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Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$27,118,000
Gross vs. budget
2.1×
Production
EMI Films
Production
The Jerry Leider Company
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · December 17, 1980
Theatrical
Germany
August 14, 1981 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 30, 1981 · Theatrical · Originally A
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